westbound

adjective

west·​bound ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce westbound (audio)
: traveling or heading west

Examples of westbound in a Sentence

Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.
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Full eastbound evening peak service is dependent upon westbound trains arriving at Penn Station. Larry Penner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025 The California Highway Patrol received a call at 8:12 a.m. of a traffic collision on the westbound freeway at North San Rafael Avenue, and arrived around 8:30. Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025 The new pricing structure applies to the 18-mile stretch of I-25 express lanes between Monument and Castle Rock and the 12-mile stretch of westbound I-70 express lanes between the Veterans Memorial Tunnel in Idaho Springs and Empire. Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2024 The fatal collision happened about 5:40 a.m. Sunday on westbound Mission Boulevard near Mohave Drive. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for westbound 

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of westbound was in 1847

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“Westbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/westbound. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

westbound

adjective
west·​bound ˈwes(t)-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce westbound (audio)
: going west
a westbound train
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